18 December 2019

Newsletter Articles

Important Dates

Principal’s Report

I would like to thank all of the school community for making 2019 such an enjoyable year here in the life of Hampton Park Primary School.

Thank you parents and guardians for entrusting your precious children to the staff of Hampton Park, it has been a privilege working with your children and watching them develop into stronger and wiser children as the year has progressed.

Reports

This afternoon you will be able to collect your child’s report from the classroom teacher between 3pm and 3.15pm. If you are unable to collect it then the reports will be available in the office on Thursday morning until 9.30am.

Presentation and Graduation Assembly

Last Wednesday 11th December, the year six children had their Presentation and Graduation Assembly. Congratulations to all the year six children for the wonderful work you have completed all year. In particular congratulations to the following children for receiving the following awards:

Dux/Medal of Excellence – Nikolai T
Citizenship Award – Matthew M
Endeavour Award – Harrison B
Woodside Science Award winners – Jade B & Gisel M
Sportsmanship Awards – Leeroy N & Rimu P
The Performing Arts Award – Nicolle T
Mandarin Award – Nicolle T

The year six children followed that service with a morning tea with their parents and then lunch at the Atrium, Crown Complex. The children loved the giant Christmas tree there as seen in the picture below. They also enjoyed the wide range of food on offer. This was a reward for the children for the extra work they did this year with their fundraising.

Years 1 to 6 Presentation Assembly

On Tuesday 17th December we held the presentation assembly for the children in years 1 – 6. Children from every class were selected by their teacher based on their year’s work for the Academic award or Meritorious award. Congratulations to the following students for their award.

Merit Certificates and Values Awards

Congratulations to the Certificate and Award winners at our last assembly.

Kindy and Pre-Primary Assembly

The children in Pre Primary and Kindergarten are holding their special assembly this morning with every child receiving a book, to help encourage them in their love of reading.

Lost Property

All items not collected from the lost property will be relocated after school on Thursday 19th December. School uniform items will go to second hand uniforms and non-school uniform items will be taken to a second hand clothing store, e.g. Good Sammys.

Uniform Shop

Tudor Uniforms is open for sales Monday to Friday 8:00 – 4:30 at Unit 1/75 Excellence Dr, Wangara WA 6065. During January the shop opens in the morning on the last three Saturdays of the month.

2020 Class Lists

Just a reminder that class lists can be viewed on the Website from Wednesday 29th January 2020 or on the pin up board near the office on Thursday 30th January 2020.

Return to school

All staff will have returned to work by Thursday 30th January 2020. All teachers and classroom support staff will be involved in professional learning on the Thursday and the Friday as we learn a new strategy to assist teaching children with their writing. It is called Talk 4 Writing. A well-researched based program with proven success. This does mean that Teachers and Admin are unavailable for any parent contact during those two days.

It has been a busy year but undoubtedly a good year.

I wish everyone a joyous Christmas and may you have a blessed New Year. Enjoy the holidays and see you in 2020.

Yvonne Arnott
Principal

C3 Assembly

The Year 1/2 have been learning about resilience and persistence and how these values can help us in our day at school. They have been working with their buddies to create situations through role play where persistence and resilience will help them overcome any problem. We have seen these values used daily and the children remind each other about the strategies they can use when things seem hard. Their teachers were very proud of their efforts to do their best at the assembly. Great job Cluster 3.

Mrs Bowden

Maker Space

At the assembly on the 4th December we presented our fantastic Maker Space Blanket to Chris and Emma from St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals. They were so impressed with the blanket and will be raffling it off in the Chemotherapy Unit just before Christmas. We will hopefully receive pictures of the winning recipient that will go in our newsletter next year. Thank you to Mrs Arnott for allowing the Maker Space to take place and a big thank you to Mrs Gosling, Mrs Kustra and Mrs Firby for their help during the year. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the students who took part in making the blanket, well done on an amazing effort.

Has your contact information changed?

Please notify the office if any of your contact details have changed. It is important that we have the correct contact information for Parents/Carer’s and Students for general correspondence and in the case of an emergency.

VacSwim 2019-20

Enrol now for VacSwim summer holiday swimming lessons!

With swimming pools and beaches a big part of the Western Australian lifestyle, it’s essential that your children learn how to swim and stay safe in the water.

VacSwim is for all children - from beginners to more advanced swimmers. Your children can start as young as five years old.

There are over 180 VacSwim locations around Western Australia, so wherever your family is spending these summer holidays, there will be lessons near you.

Enrol your children in VacSwim now at the link below:

P&C News

Hello Families and Friends!

The P&C would like to Thank the HPPS community for all your support in 2019. Much gratitude goes to all the amazing people who donate to our stalls, volunteer their time and skills, support our fundraisers, and order from the canteen. Every contribution, no matter how big or small, goes towards making this school a wonderful place for our kids to learn, grow and belong. We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday break, and we look forward to seeing everyone back for another fantastic year in 2020!

For all P&C information and events stay tuned to our Social Media for updates, like and follow us on:

Facebook – @hppspandcmorley
Facebook group – Hampton Park Primary Community Chat, Morley WA
Instagram - @hamptonparkpandc_morley

NEXT MEETING: The 2020 P&C AGM has been set for Monday 17th February 2020 at 6pm.

“Hungry Hamptons” Canteen

Parents, you can pack away those lunchboxes early and give the kids (and yourselves) an end of Term treat! YES! Canteen will be OPEN on the last day of term. Online ordering available via Flexischools or order at the windows.

Thank you for supporting Hungry Hamptons in 2019!

Fundraising and Events

A wonderful turn out for our annual Christmas Disco Under the Stars! We hope all who attended enjoyed the night.

Thank you for supporting this event and all our fundraisers this year, we have raised well over $17000 this year! We are so close to getting our shade shelter project built, and are looking forward to another productive year in 2020!

School Banking

School Banking has finished for 2019. A huge Thank You to everyone who has banked this year, your deposits have helped to raise $450 which will go towards more projects and improvements at our school.

Community Notices

Helping Hands

Hello wonderful families,

It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of the year. It has been a busy year and we have so much to be thankful for as we head in to this holiday season. A few weeks ago we had our assessment and rating visit. This was 2 days of showcasing all the fantastic things we have been doing within the service. We recently received our report back and we are super excited to be able to say that we achieved meeting in all quality areas!

With the upcoming school holidays, we wanted to take this time to thank everyone who has supported us this and every year. We wish everyone a safe holiday. We will of course be working through the school holidays at Sutherland Dianella with a fun filled vacation care program. We will be going to Latitude, Lansdale Farm, Scitech and the movies. We also have some great incursions booked including Bubble Soccer, Birds of Prey and Worm! If you would like to make a booking, please visit the Helping Hands Network website. We hope to see everyone return next year after a relaxing and happy Christmas.

Thanks
Sam and Courtney

Guitar Works

GuitarWorks is holding “Free School Holiday Guitar Workshops” for anyone interested in learning guitar. These 90min demonstrations cover all aspects of guitar playing and styles. Bookings are essential. For more information and dates please contact GuitarWorks on guitarworks@iinet.net.au or 041 444 8907.

Mt Lawley District Cricket Club - Coaching Camp

Are you looking for a week of cricket for the kids in the school holidays?

The Mt Lawley District Cricket Club is providing kids with some quality coaching and information so they can take what they learn away with them and use it in their cricket development.

• Camp Details
• 13th – 16th January 2020
• Breckler Park, Cornwall Street, Dianella
• 8.30am – 12.30pm
• Cost $143 for the week ($32.50 per day plus GST)
• Open to Boys/Girls between the ages of 7 to 14 yrs. old

Special Early Bird offer of $130 if paid by COB 31st December 2019.

For more information, please visit the link below.